Addressing-machine



(NoModeL) I. D. RETTIOH. ADDRESSING MACHINE.

N0. 581,010. Patented Apr. 20, 1897.

- UNITED STATES I ATENT FFICE.

FRANK D. RETTIOH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ADDRESSING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,010, dated April20, 1897.

Application filed August 9, 1894.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK D. Rnrrron, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inAddressing-Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of addressing-machines in which astrip of paper with the addresses printed upon it is intermittingly fedforward over a paste-belt to cutting edges by which the separateaddresses are severed and the slip with its addresses pressed by one ofthe cutting-blades upon the wrapper or other article to be addressed.Its object is to produce a cheap, simple, and reliable device, light'andconvenient for use and readily detached for cleansing.

The invention will be first fully described in connection with theaccompanying drawings and then particularly referred to and pointed outin the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which like parts are indicated by similarreference-letters Wherever they occur throughout the various views,Figure 1 is alongitudinal section of an addressing-machine embodying myimprovements, taken through irregular line a: at of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is atop plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is an edge detailed View, partially inaxial section and partially in elevation, of the shaft upon which thewindingroll is mounted and crank-arm for revolving said shaft. Fig. 4cis a front end view showing the movable knife partly elevated.

The case A, with the handpiece a secured upon one side of it, thestationary severingblade B, the removable severing-blade B, the toothedfeed-roll O, guide-rolls D and D, and the paste-belt E, passing overthese rolls, are substantially the same as those now employed inmachines of this type and need not therefore be specifically describedin their general construction and will only be referred to as they aremodified to adapt them to my improvements.

My paste-receptacle F is made separate from the case A and adapted to beremovably fitted within it. At the forward end of the paste-box is awire rod f, the extended ends of which form journals to pass under L-shaped bearings f which are secured by sol- Serial No. 519,801. Wemodel.)

dering or other means to the sides of the case. The front and part ofthe top of the box are incased, so as to prevent the paste from runningout should the machine be tipped up on the forward end, and the side ofthe box is provided with a funnel f to supply the box with paste withoutremoving it from the machine, one side of the case being cut away topermit of the funnel passing through it and projecting to the outside,as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The rear wall of the paste-receptacle at its top is bent in at a rightangle to bear against the paste-belt E, the edge of the inner projectionbeing serrated to scrape off the surplus paste and only allow asufficient quantity to pass above it to properly supply the strippassing from the winding-roll G over the belt to the cutters B and B.The pastebelt is yieldingly held to its place by a flat spring I-I, oneend of which is secured to a transverse strip h, secured to the sides ofthe case. The spring I'I extends down into the case, is turned into aloop near the bottom of the case, and its upper end is turned or bent toform a catch at h to pass over the top rear corner of the paste-box andhold it yieldingly in position.

To the inside of the paste-box, near its rear end, upon each side aresecured bearings 2' to receive thejournals of the tension-roll I. Thepaste-belt passes under this roll, and were it not for thespring whichholds the box down the paste-belt would pull the box up and out of itsproper position so soon as the feed-roll was started, while if the boxwere fixed on the bottom, so that it could not rise, the paste-beltwould have to be regulated to the exact tension required for the properoperation of the device, and there would be no provision for itsstretching or shrinking in use. When it is desired to remove thepaste-box for cleansing, it is only necessary to first remove theguide-rolls D and D and throw the latch of the spring H off of the rearupper corner of the box by pressing back upon the upwardlyextendingportion 7L2, when the box can be readily lifted out, cleansed, andreplaced.

In practice it has been found that the crankarm used for thewinding-roll G, when made of a sufficient length to enable the strip tobe Wound rapidly and truly upon the roll, projeets so far beyond the boxthat it is liable to be turned or interfered with by the clothing of theoperator when holding the box in position for use. In order to overcomethis objection, I have mounted the winding-roll G, which is preferablyof wood, upon the tubular shaft 9 (shown clearly in Fig. 3) and haveprovided a jointed crank-arm g to slide within the tubular shaft and beturned and held within it by a spiral spring 9 one end of which issecured to a plug in the end of the tubular shaft 9 and the opposite endsecured to the end of the member of the jointed crank-arm g, thetendency of the spring being to draw the crank-arm within the tubularshaft when its outer hinged member is turned in line with the othermember which is within the tubular shaft g. The outer end of the memberis slotted, and the member 9 has its end reduced to a tenon to entersaid slot. The end of the tubular shaft (1 is slotted to receive theedge of the tenon upon the member y when the arm is drawn out and turnedto the position shown in Fig. 3, thus serving as a key to turn the shaft9 and the roll G, which is secured upon it.

The actuating member for the movable knife is the wire rod J, one end ofwhich is bent at a right angle and passes through the case in the rearof the paste-box. The opposite end extends to the front of the machineand is bent into a loop, its extreme end being upwardly bent andfurnished with a journalpin and the rod j, which has one end bent in aneye to receive the journal-pin on the end of the rod J and the oppositeend bent into a U-shaped loop which is coupled to the top of the movableknife. This arrangement for actuating the knife on its downward strokeis not new, but the means for returning the knife b to its elevatedposition after the machine has been lifted is my invention. This consists of a U-shapcd loop K, having downwardly-turned ends, one of whichenters a socket 7: on the inside of the stationary knife and the otherenters a hole in the head upon which the movable knife B is pivoted. andthe coil-spring K, one end of: whicn is secured to the loop K, thespring being coiled around the bar of said transverse loop, and its freeend 7.; brought under a stud-pin I), which projects from the side of rodJ.

The operation of the machine is like those in common use, butmay be mademuch lighter and cheaper, as there are fewer parts and the tension ofthe belt is more uniform.

It is obvious that there may be many mechanical changes made in thevarious parts of the machine without departing from the spirit or scopeof my invention, and hence, without limiting myself to the precisedetails shown,

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an addressing-machine, the combination of the ease, havingsevering-knives at its forward end, the guide-rolls, a feed-roll for thepaste-belt journaled in said case, the removable paste-box within theease, the tension-roll of the paste-belt journaled in bearings securedto the paste-box, the belt, E, passing around the feed-roll, thetension-roll and over the guiderolls, and the spring to bear upon thepaste-box for the purpose of regulating the tension of the belt,substantially as shown and described.

2. The case, A, having one side cut away to pass the funnel of thepaste-box, the pastebox removably titted within the case, having afunnel projecting through the side thereof and bearings at its forwardend to allow the rear end to vibrate, bearings secured to the side wallsof the paste-box for the tension-roll, bearings secured to the side ofthe ease for the guide-rolls, the toothed feed-roll at the forward endof the case, the guide-rolls jou rnaled in hearings in the side of thecase, the tensionroll journaled in bearings secured in the side of thepaste-box, the pastebelt passing around said rolls, the cross-brace, 71,secured to the sides of the case, the spring, ll, having one end securedto said cross-brace and the opposite end bearing upon the upper cornerof the paste-box to regulate the tension of the belt, substantially asshown and described.

3. in an addressing-machine, the combination of the case, the guide andfeed rolls journaled therein, the removable spring-pressed paste-boxfitted to vibrate within said case and having its rear upper end turnedin and serrated to bear against the paste-belt, the paste-belt passingaround said rolls, and the tension-spring to regulate the tension of thebelt, substantially as shown and described.

FRANK D. RET'lICII.

\Vitnesses:

Gno. J. lliURRAY, FRANK S. DAVIS.

